Kentucky’s fourth constitution is the current constitution of the state. The official report of the records and debates of the convention is a valuable resource for lawyers, judges, and historians seeking to discern the intentions of the framers of...

Kentucky’s fourth constitution is the current constitution of the state. The official report of the records and debates of the convention is a valuable resource for lawyers, judges, and historians seeking to discern the intentions of the framers of...

Kentucky’s fourth constitution is the current constitution of the state. The official report of the records and debates of the convention is a valuable resource for lawyers, judges, and historians seeking to discern the intentions of the framers of...

Ms. Wallace speaks at length about the Fairness Campaign, including a description of its structure and its role in the community. She discusses the decision to include transgender discrimination in Fairness and the process of passing...

African Americans; Jefferson County Public Schools; School board members; School boards; School superintendents; School boards--African American membership; Busing (School integration); School integration; Public schools; Race relations

Oral history interview with Lyman T. Johnson, conducted on March 24, 1982 by Dwayne Cox. Mr. Johnson discusses his tenure on the Louisville/Jefferson County board of education in the late 1970s. He discusses the challenges of merging the city and...

Kentucky’s fourth constitution is the current constitution of the state. The official report of the records and debates of the convention is a valuable resource for lawyers, judges, and historians seeking to discern the intentions of the framers of...

Ms. Hinko covers many issues related to fair housing and discusses her role as the executive director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition. Topics include public housing, zoning, protected classes, public transportation policies, and the...

Oral history interview conducted with Lyman T. Johnson on May 6, 1976 by Dwayne Cox. Mr. Johnson, a civil rights activist and educator focuses on Johnson’s involvement in the effort to integrate the University of Louisville and the University of...

Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...

Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on August 10, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the seventh of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...

Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...

Oral history interview with Lattimore Cole conducted on November 26, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. In this interview, Mr. Cole discusses his early education in Louisville, working for his father’s newspaper the Louisville Leader and describes what it was...

Oral history interview conducted with Nelson Goodwin on January 10, 1979 by Kenneth Chumbley. Mr. Goodwin, a nursery owner and local historian from Louisville, Kentucky, discusses his ancestors and other African Americans who lived in the...

Politicians; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (Louisville and Jefferson County, Ky.); Legislators--United States; Legislators--Kentucky;

Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 21, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the third of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...

Oral history interview conducted on May 9, 1979 with Frances Smith by Mary Bobo. Mrs. Smith, a former nursing home owner and administrator discusses her childhood in Russellville, Kentucky, moving to Louisville at age twelve to tend to an aunt,...

Ms. Howard was a supervisor and planner at the Louisville & Jefferson County Planning Commission. She describes her role there and relates some memories of her experiences. Ms. Howard gives her thoughts on the relationship between zoning and...

Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on August 6, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the sixth of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...

Housing; Housing--Kentucky--Louisville; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Discrimination in employment; Busing for school integration--Kentucky--Jefferson County; Housing Choice Voucher Program; United States Department of...

In this interview, Johnson discusses his varied background, including involvement with the NAACP, the Louisville Community Action Agency, the West End Community Council, and his ultimate employment as the executive commissioner of the Kentucky...

Mr. Mansilla discusses his role as executive director of the Americana Community Center in Louisville. He explains some of the challenges faced by immigrants and refugees, including housing-related issues. Other topics covered are banking, ethnic...